Railway-tie plate and means for securing rails thereto.



' H. H. GLOUGH.

E AND MEANS POR SEGURING RAILS THERETO. APPLICATION FILED' 111111.14.1904. Y

RAILWAY TIB PLAT PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

No. 816,645. PATBNTED APR. 3, 1906.

' H. H. GLOUGH.

RAILWAY TIE PLATE AND MEANS EUR SECURING RAILS THBRETO.

` APPLICATION FILED MAR, 14, 1904.-

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PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

Ndl 816,645.

H. H. CLOUGH. v RAILWAY TIE PLATE AND MEANS POR SEGURING RAILS THERETO.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 1904.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

H. H. GLOUGH. Y RAILWAY TIB PLATE AND MEANS FOR SEGUMNG RAILS TH ERBTO.

APPLICATION FILED MAK-14., 1904.

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ELYRM., CHE@ l'ratented April 3, 1908 Application lezl March le, 190121,'Serial No. 197,965.

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, i 1112x111' it. "31101111.11, e nies. :1111i resident o1 Chio, haveinvent new und useful i1n rove1nentsin i 1" Eintes 1nd tienns *forSecuring' a 1e ioiiowing is 11 Coniitio'i relates to tie-plates of the othe nenti; thel The ohja@ menus for securing 1,

Wherei, f the 1111 iig um,

he secured th 1 dependently oi' the niesns for securing the tie-pistesto the ties, "thus makin for the use of tie-nietes which' rigidiy 11nd'perinunentljf s1 ed to "the tro, inhig, in effect, 11 'unitary siruetuetherewith: i

To this 11nd s t'e-ol11te comprising Amil. '1 curing nivzins o1 1113'invention consists et the various iezitures, co111hinutions of'festives, 11nd details oiA construction hereineitei desorihed andehiilne in the neemnpanying drawings,

. and securing means o' my invention are fu .ly

lilustrnted.

it 1re '1 1s 11 top n w oi' 1 set-111111 oi rnilu'uy'trneiq, the runsowing semued to the tie-pleinsy by means einhodying n1' tion. hier 2 11top pi yView the pre ierrcdtorrn ei tie-piste. 11g -l 11` hottoniplnnviiew thereof. F e is an enhnwed perspective View thereof. Fig. 5 11iengitndinsi seetionui View oiy the 'neture oi Fig. l1,1;:1ke11 on theline oi is :1 sectional View through :1 tie-plate 1 the line G 6 o'iFig. 2. Fig. elevation on the line 7 7 o1 ig.

Vartid top 'piniiyiesv shovnfr 11 111e D mention of the ineens forsecuring the miie to 'the tieplates.: w. 9 11111111() 1re ,longitudinalseetionnl viens on the-'hues i? :1nd '10 l0, respeetivei'ui", e1' 3,:1nd Figs. ll te il, inehliv, 1111 Views o-iiii further modification ofrails to the tie-l nng'le hars o1' pistes 11s adapted for use withplates nt r111i1o1nts. 1

Referring now to 111e drawings, demginven- 1in-tes 3 by means oi e innerends oi" which been' upon the bases of is shown, alsop said hsrs 5 areCross-shaped upwzudiy, downwardly, and to both sides of the Centerthereof; but any other desired or approved 'torni of bei' maybe use Asshown sise, the tie-pistes 31 nre secured to the ti s hy Ineens of Websor tiztnges 6,io1rned under sides thereof, which extend beyond the'upwardly-extending n. tie constructed in accordance with theYl'oregoing description, together with tie-plates secured thereto in themanner cle-- serihed,1s mede the suhjeotanatter of t1 sepsrsteappi'eation for Letters Patent filed hy ine the Aiitod States PatentOh'iee ooneurrently -irewith rand numbered serially 197,964, and is for`that reason not herein eisizned.

lVith tieist ohm? invention the rails 3 :1re designee and adapted to hesecured thereto independentiy of vthe means for securing said tie-pletesto the ties. 'As shown, the mils 3 are secured to the tie-plates l inthe following manner: Formed in the tie-plates lare slots ll, whichextend inwardly from the sides of said pistes. Each plate is preferablyprovided with e Slot li at'eoh side of the rail-seat thereon, said slotsextending in- Wardiy from opposite sides of seid iates; but my inventioncontemplates equa y the use of tie-plates eeehvhzwing :1 slot at oneside only of the rail-sost, 11 succession of plates, however, comprisingslots on difierent sides of thernilseat. Formed on the upper S111'- neesof the tie-pistes 1, :1t the sides of' the slots vli re111ote from ther11il-sez1ts thereon, :1re raised portions i2, which :1re ofsubstantisll'y the s511111; height as the thickness of the htses o1'flanges of the rails. The bases of the rails nre shunned 1n postion uponthe t1e- 1ng-h11rs 13, the

the rails :1111i the outer ends upon the raised Vortions l2 01"' .thetie-plates. Bolts 14, the

'needs of which are secured in the slots ll 21nd which i extend upwardly-through suitable holes in the elmnpingbzns, operate to dran( section,comprising tour We'os extending said slots applied thereto, the uppersurface ct the raised portion or" said tie-plate'being inclineddownwardly andV inwardly and the outer end of the clamping-bar designedto engage therewith, being correspondingly in clined upwardly andoutwardly, substantially as described. i

6. The combination with a tie-plate, of means for securing a railthereto, said means comprising a slot formed in said tie-plate, a raisedportion vkon said tiefplate at the side of said slot remote from therail-seat, a clamping-washer and a clampinglbolt applied there to,substantially as described.

7. The combination with la tie-plate, of means for securing a railthereto, said means comprising a slot formed in said tie-plate, a raisedportion on said tieplate at the side of said slot remote from therail-seat, a clamping-washer and a'clamping-bolt secured in the slot insaid tie-plate applied thereto, the upper surface of the raised portionof said tie-plate being inclined downwardly and inwardly and the underside of said clampingwasher being inclined or beveled upwardly andoutwardly, substantially as described.

8. rlhe combination with a tie-plate, of

. means for securing a rail thereto, said means comprising a slot formedin said tie-plate, a raised portion on said tie-plate at the side ot'said slot renioteiroin the rail-seat, a clamping-bar and a clamping-boltapplied thereto, thehead of said clamping-bolt bearing against the loweredges oi the slot in said tie-plate, and the dimensions oi' saidtie-plate from the lower edge of 'the slot therein to the upper surfaceof the raised portion of said tie-plate decreasing inwardly from theside ot said plate, substantially as described.

9. rEhe combination with tieplate, oi

i means tor securing` a rail thereto, said means comprising slot formedin said tie-plate, a raised portion on said tie-plate at the side oi'said slot remote from the rail-seat, a clamping-bar and a clam ing-boltapplied thereto, the head. of said )oit bearing against the lower edgesof the slot in said tie-plate, and the lower edges of said slot beinginclined upwardly and inwardly from the side of said plate relatively tothe up er surface of the comprising slots formed in said tie-plate and.

disposed outside of the rail-seat thereon, raised portions on saidtie-plate at the sides of said slots remote from thc rail-seat,clamping-bars and clamping-bolts secured in said slots applied to saidclamping-bars, said clamping-bars being thicker at their outer ends thanat their' inner ends, substantially as described. l

12. A railway-tie 'lorined of composition, a securing-plate in thebodyof the tie, and devices for adjustably securing the rail to said plate;substantially as and for the purpose specified,

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as niy invention l allix mysignature, in prosence ot two subscribing witnesses, this 10th day ofFebruary, A. D. 1904.

li. H. CLOUGH.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. (lamina, K. A. Cos'rELLo.

